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  Recording meeting

  by Fading Begins in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first 30 min announcing a collection of bibles collected from r & f that is to go on display at bethel.

  also accounts of how they "miraculously" received bibles that they didn't think they could get - eg.

  geneva bible.. now - watchtower study review as there is no meeting tomorrow..

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  whathappened

  Keep it coming...we are here and reading along with you. Thanks!
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  Donations aren't coming in from Western Countries: more confirmation

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in talking to sparky the elder today (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/263862/1/an-elder-called-me-hes-waking-up-and-knew-id-understand-nice-for-him-to-have-a-friend) i found out he did the accounts for our congregation for years.

  he said very rarely did the congregation meet its expenses without some well-off brother chipping in a few grand here and there.

  the elders would also make up the shortfall.

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  whathappened

  It ain't gonna get any better either. Yeah!
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  An elder called me...he's waking up and knew I'd understand...nice for him to have a friend!

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's a bit of back story on my dealings with this nice man, who i will call sparky:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/248936/1/an-elder-called-me#.uk4ykiami6m.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/249982/1/getting-serious-for-julia#.uk4zd4ami6m.

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  whathappened

  Good chat you had. He will be one of us soon.
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  Hubby's going to the big meeting instead of celebrating our anniversary

  by KariOtt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my hubby just informed me that he wants to attend the "big" meeting saturday instead of celebrating our anniversary.

  seems i was right when i accused him that the cult means more to him than i do.

  asshole.

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  whathappened

  I concur, he is an ass.
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  Sat on a heated oven aged 5

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i was looking at a video on youtube and a woman complained of being abused.. .

  suddenly i remembered my older brother (aged around 10) getting me as a 5 year old to sit on a heated oven door.

  went to accident and emergency to get fixed.

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  whathappened

  I was raised in a somewhat dysfunctional family also. I am sorry for all us kids who had toxic family members. I hope you are ok now.
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  Sat on a heated oven aged 5

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i was looking at a video on youtube and a woman complained of being abused.. .

  suddenly i remembered my older brother (aged around 10) getting me as a 5 year old to sit on a heated oven door.

  went to accident and emergency to get fixed.

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  whathappened

  Wow, he died young. May I ask how? Was it because of his cruel nature?
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  Sat on a heated oven aged 5

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i was looking at a video on youtube and a woman complained of being abused.. .

  suddenly i remembered my older brother (aged around 10) getting me as a 5 year old to sit on a heated oven door.

  went to accident and emergency to get fixed.

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  whathappened

  How traumatic for you! I am sorry to heaa this happened. What sort of person did your brother turn out to be? Did he understand what he was doing at the time?
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  My Review for Terry's new book, "I Wept by the Rivers of Babylon, A Prisoner of Conscience in a Time of War"

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  grappling with conscience .

  a must read, i wept by the rivers of babylon,a prisoner of conscience in a time of war, is an important self-portrait of a naive young man, terry walstrom, who in 1967 thought he was obeying his conscience when he refused to take up arms and kill.

  inasmuch as he was a conscientious objector, walstrom could have availed himself of noncombatant service in the military, but he was opposed to that arrangement.

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  whathappened

  I just purchased the book on Lulu. I tried to find it on Amazon because I have an account with them but I couldn't find it. Lulu is fine and it was quick and easy to purchase the book there.

  I am looking forward to reading the book.
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  NEWBIES are leaving like crazy! Be very afraid WT

  by clarity in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  # 3 newbie post.

  first of all, the newbies have set a record here!.

  have you ever seen a 4pg post where 21 new members reply!

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  whathappened

  I always take the time to read new posters introduction threads. It is wonderful to have the new ones here.
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  I told my wife that she was in a cult...

  by garyneal in

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  2. friends

  ...it is not the first time i did this but from time to time when i get frustrated i tend to say things i later regret, like this.. she went to the meeting this past sunday and apparently she heard a talk about watching her associations.

  she told me that she was glad to have that talk because the message was timely for her.

  you see, the saturday night prior she and my kids were at her sisters house and her sister and friends suggested that she hang out with them sometime.

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  whathappened

  Jehovah's Witnesses think they have a right to lable everyone else but how dare anyone put lables on them. The bully people with the lable "apostate."

  They are only going to get more and more bad press. Hopefully our loved ones are smart enough to get out sooner rather than later.